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# Product-Recall Check

Recalls are the rare case where a company is legally required to fix or replace your thing for free — but only if you know it's recalled and act. Notices get missed: you bought secondhand, moved house, or never registered. This gives you a reliable way to check the right official sources by the details that matter (make, model, serial/VIN, batch, date), read whether *your* specific unit is in scope, and claim the free remedy — with honest urgency for anything that's a genuine safety risk.

## What This Skill Produces

- **The check plan** — which official source to search for this product type (vehicles, appliances/electronics, children's products, food/drugs, general consumer goods) and the exact details to search with
- **The "is mine affected?" read** — how to match your serial/VIN/model/batch against the recall's scope (recalls often cover only specific runs)
- **The remedy** — what you're owed (free repair, replacement, or refund) and how to claim it
- **Urgency triage** — stop-using-now vs schedule-a-fix vs monitor, based on the hazard
- **Future alerts** — how to register the product and subscribe to recall notifications so you're not relying on luck next time

## Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:
- **What it is** — product type, brand, model, and (if known) serial number / VIN / batch or lot code
- **How old / where from** — approximate purchase or manufacture date, new or secondhand
- **Why you're asking** — heard a rumor, saw a news story, or a proactive check
- **Your country/region** — recalls and databases are jurisdiction-specific
- **Any symptom** — is it already behaving dangerously (overheating, smoke, fault)?

## Framework: Check Right, Act Fast If Needed

1. **Go to the authoritative source, by product type.** Vehicles, children's products, appliances/electronics, and food/medicine each have their own official recall registers — search those, not just a web rumor.
2. **Search by the identifying detail.** VIN, serial, model, or batch/lot code — because recalls usually target *specific production runs*, not every unit ever made.
3. **Confirm your unit is in scope.** Match your exact identifiers to the recall's stated range before assuming you're affected — or safe.
4. **Triage the hazard honestly.** Fire, electrical, choking, brakes, or contamination = stop using it now and follow the notice's interim advice. Lower-risk = schedule the free fix.
5. **Claim the free remedy, and register for the future.** The remedy is free by law when a recall applies — get it done, then register the product and turn on recall alerts so you catch the next one automatically.

**Always confirm against the current official database** — recalls are added and updated constantly, and this can't stand in for the live source.

## Output Format

### Recall check: [product] · [brand/model] · [region]

**Where to check:** [the right official register for this product type] — search by [VIN / serial / model / batch].

**Is yours affected?** Match [your identifier] against the recall's stated range: [how to read it]. Recalls often cover only specific runs — confirm the exact numbers.

**If it IS recalled**
- Remedy owed: [free repair / replacement / refund]
- How to claim: [manufacturer/dealer/retailer step]
- **Urgency:** [🛑 stop using now / 🔧 schedule the fix / 👀 monitor] — because [hazard].

**Set up alerts:** register the product with the maker + subscribe to official recall notifications for [product type].

> Confirm everything against the current official recall database — this is a guide to checking, not a substitute for the live source.

## Quality Checks
- [ ] Points to the authoritative recall source for that specific product type
- [ ] Tells the user to search by serial/VIN/model/batch, not just brand
- [ ] Explains that recalls usually cover specific runs — confirm the unit is in scope
- [ ] Triages urgency by the actual hazard
- [ ] States the remedy is free and how to claim it
- [ ] Includes registering for future recall alerts
- [ ] Flags "verify against the current official database"

## Anti-Patterns
- **Declaring it recalled (or safe)** from the brand alone, without matching the unit's identifiers.
- **Trusting a news headline or forum** instead of the official register.
- **Underplaying a genuine safety hazard** to avoid alarm.
- **Assuming every unit is covered** when the recall names a specific batch.
- **Treating this as the live database** rather than a guide to checking it.

## Example Trigger Phrases
- "Is my car under any recall? Here's the make, model, and year."
- "I heard there's a recall on a baby stroller like mine — how do I check?"
- "My space heater is the brand in the news — is mine affected?"
- "How do I find out if a food product I bought was recalled?"
- "Bought a used appliance — how do I check it wasn't recalled?"